The promised potential of blockchain technology for transparency and fairness in agri-food chains: insights from the coffee sector by Antonella Samoggia, Andrea Fantini, Rino Ghelfi

“…This research contributes to the ongoing discourse on the implications of adopting blockchain, by addressing the issue of the potential of blockchain technology to contribute to fairness within the coffee chains. Starting from a theoretical framework that conceptualizes agrifood fairness and its relationship with blockchain, the research proceeds with an exploration of adopted blockchains’ fairness relevant information in 47 coffee products commercialized by 25 coffee roaster companies. …”
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Study of Life Events and Quality of Life in Patients of Major Depressive Disorder by Alkesh Patil, Aparna Sengupta, Ashwini Mule, Sagar Karia

“…Other steps comprise of starting early treatment, ensuring treatment adherence, reducing severity, and reducing relapse. …”
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Three-Dimensional Virtual Model for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN): Development of Study Protocol for Evaluation of the Learning Curve to Optimize the Precision and Accu... by Traverso P, Mantica G, Giasotto V, Terrone C

“…In this light, the aim of the study is to evaluate the accuracy, the interpersonal variability of the precision and the learning curve for the segmentation of RAPN 3D preoperative models starting from CT images. This study will identify the influence of operator experience and learning curves on the accuracy of 3D preoperative models in RAPN, optimizing workflows for broader clinical adoption.Keywords: 3D surgery, RAPN, three-dimensional, virtual model, nephrectomy…”
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Predator–prey interaction in insects and arachnids: a chemical ecology perspective by Vivek Kempraj, Soo Jean Park

“…Predator–prey interaction has sequential stages starting with initial detection, attack by the predator or either evasion or counterattack by the prey, capture by the predator or escape by the prey, and ingestion by the predator or alarm by the prey. …”
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Mapping in the Oiapoque Indigenous Territories by Rosélis Remor de Souza Mazurek

“…In this study, we document an alternative approach started at the village level, included more time consulting with diverse members from the community and collective field visits to sites within the indigenous land. …”
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Development of Applied Linguistics by Meilutė Ramonienė

“…The article focuses on the work started after the restoration of independence of the Republic of Lithuania in 1990, because only from that time onwards did the work of Lithuanian applied linguistics enter the international mainstream of this science. …”
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Development of submerged cultivation method for vaccine Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides strain by O. G. Lapteva

“…Insignificantdecreaseof the microbial cell concentration was reportedin the first twodaysof cultivation; days 3 and 4 were specified by the increase of the microbial mass concentration by several orders of magnitude: from 2.5 × 108 to 4.5 × 109 cells/volume unit, on day 5 the concentration was in equilibrium and starting from day 6 the onset of the microorganism’s death phase was reported. …”
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Ueji, le précurseur du jardin japonais moderne et les hommes qui l’ont influencé by Yagasaki Zentarō

“…Gardener Ueji, whose real name is Ogawa Jihei VII, widely participated to the development of the Japanese garden during the modern era. He started his activities at the beginning of the 20th century, and numerous documents on his works remain – the historical value of which is trying to be updated, today. …”
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Comment on “Neutrino interaction with matter in a noninertial frame” by R. R. S. Oliveira

“…So, using Studenikin’s paper [19] as a starting point (as well as others in the literature), we write one of the equations from Dvornikov’s paper [1] in a matrix form. …”
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THE POLITICS OF INSECURITY REPORTAGE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by ISA SA’IDU

“…In the geopolitical North, it started as mere conflict over access to land largely involving herders and farmers. …”
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Evaluation of acitretin side effects on Iraqi psoriatic patients by Ahmed H. Kadhim‎, Dhia'a A. Hassan‎, Amer H. Chyad‎, Abdulstaar M. Khudyar‎

“…Twenty  psoriatic outpatient were treated with a dose of 25mg/ day for three continuous months in outpatient clinic of al- noor hospital during 2009 , their lipid profiles , liver and kidney function tests before starting treatment with acitretin considered as a control values. …”
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Effectivity of Inhibition of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches Liquid Smoke Against Ganoderma boninense Fungus In Vitro by Cica Riyani, Linda Rahmawati, Zuliyan Agus NM Majid

“…2 ml liquid smoke in PDA completely inhibited G.boninense's growth in vitro, starting three days after application. …”
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Reflection on the leadership practice of Saul as a failure of leadership for church pastors by D. Ming

“…He seemed to be doing well until he started making mistakes. These mistakes led to his rejection by God, and to his suicide at Mount Gilboa during the fight against the Philistines (1 Samuel 31:4). …”
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Theoretical understanding of water splitting by analyzing nanocatalyst photoabsorption spectra by Gollapalli Prince, Caspary Toroker Maytal

“…In the recent decade, a combination of different theoretical methods starting from density functional theory up to Bethe–Salpeter equation accounting for excitonic effects helped to establish that the *O intermediate is the rate limiting step in agreement with experimental data. …”
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Moxibustion in patients with shoulder bursitis by Misaida Reinoso Sollet, Emilia Labrada Aguilera, Richard Garib Hernández, Eliet Cambara Pérez

“…Moxibustion was used in 61.90%, without other natural and traditional medicine techniques; pain relief started from the fifth session and reached its maximum value in the ninth, in which 47.6% reported pain relief. …”
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Evaluating Electrochemical Marker for Udavarta (Slow Transit Constipation) and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: A Cross-Sectional Study by Divya Kajaria, Punam N. Khobarkar

“…This study reports that the minimum duration of constipation for starting the development of heart diseases assessed by ECG is 3 months, and the maximum duration is 25 years. …”
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Effect of age of Awassi ewes crossed with Naimi rams on some growth characteristics and litter size by Dalaf Ali Hussein

“…In the Awassi ewes used in this study, mature body size was attained at the age of 4 then it started to decline. At lambing, the lambs whose mothers were at the age of 5 years outperformed the rest of the age groups of their mothers, and at one month, the lambs whose mothers were at the age of 3 years outperformed (p ≤0.05) the rest of the age groups of their mothers. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Plastic Granules on Mechanical Properties of Clay Soil for Road Subgrade. by Nasasira, Ezra

“…Finally, there was an increase in CBR values with the increase of plastic granules addition and then started to decrease and of which the optimum CBR value was determined from the graph of CBR values against percentages of plastic granules and was found out to be 3.1at 11% plastic granules addition.…”
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Rauwolfia vomitoria- a promising medical plant for benign prostatic hyperplasia management; yet with challenges by George Awuku Asare, Perpetua Dagadu, Samuel Adjei, Bernice Asiedu, Samkeliso Takaidza, Vivash Naidoo, Brodrick Amoah, Ifeoma Celestina Orabueze, Kwasi Bugyei

“…Additionally, a reduction in relative prostate weight compared to the model group was observed, though not statistically significant (p > 0.05). However, a significant reduction in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels was seen in the RVARE-treated groups (Model vs Gp 3, p = 0.001; Model vs Gp 4, p = 0.000; Model vs Gp 5, p = 0.001). …”
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Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain:  A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature by Labonté, Jocelyne M, Dumas, Alex, Clark, Emily, Savard, Claudia, Fournier, Karine, O’Connor, Sarah, Morisset, Anne-Sophie, Fontaine-Bisson, Bénédicte

“…Eligible studies had an observational design, had to be conducted before COVID-19, in a high-income country, have pregnant participants, and perform inferential statistics between an SVF and GWG. Results: Of the 157 included articles, the eight SVFs most commonly studied in association with GWG were race/ethnicity (n=91 articles), age (n=87), parity (n=48), education (n=44), income (n=39), marital status (n=28), immigration (n=19), and abuse (n=12). …”
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